MIAMI – Two same-sex couples have tied the knot in Miami ahead of the lifting of a state-wide ban against gay marriage.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel was greeted with cheers as she ruled that marriage licences could be issued to both couples.
She then presided over the weddings of Cathy Pareto and Karla Arguello, and Jeff and Todd Delmay.
At midnight, a separate federal ruling will take effect, making gay marriage legal in all 67 Florida counties.
That ruling will make Florida the 36th state to allow same-sex marriages, marking the end of a long journey for gay marriage campaigners in the state.
